Bearclaw Valley a descent into the maelstrom

other pups have limited vocabularies; Avicus has none. the words mean nothing and the sound perplexes her so greatly that all she can do is ignore it. instead, she gives the furry thing another shove and then stares at the woman, head cocked.

she lifts a forepaw and waggles it, then does the same with the other. her eyes shift to the adult wolf's tail, which has moved within this encounter.

they move, but the brown thing does not. why? what's to stop one from moving? oh, if only she could show the stranger the once-wriggling worm. . . that would prove her point, right?